Most of the podcasts I listened to were about technology, which I didn't always find helpful. I am a music education major, and I thought they were all interesting, but I didn't really find a lot of the technology information helpful. Of all the technology podcasts I watched, I thought the Salman Khan one was the best and the most inspirational and applicable to all content areas. I think that adding the TED Talks to the list of podcasts for the blog reflections was a really good idea. I did stumble upon a podcast that discussed why music isn't just "fluff." It was one of the K-12 Greatest Hits: Best Ideas in Education podcasts, and it is a podcast full of ammo I can use to fire at anti-music school boards, parents, and just general non-believers in the power of music.
The podcast/presentation I found kind of late in the game was the K12 Online Conference, and I liked those presentations because they weren't all about technology. They were about education in general and how to deal with different situations, good and bad. They dealt with really deep subjects and the kind of topics that really inspire me to be a great teacher. These are the kind of podcasts that all teachers/nearly teachers should be required to listen to and reflect on because they are rooted in the heart of good educational philosophy.
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